Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in Siemens products - CVE-2022-24044

 

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in Siemens products - CVE-2022-24044

Published: May 11, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU63068
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24044
CWE-ID: CWE-307
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the login functionality of the application does not employ any countermeasures against Password Spraying attacks or Credential Stuffing attacks. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.


Affected software

Desigo PXC3
Desigo DXR2
Desigo PXC4
Desigo PXC5

How to mitigate CVE-2022-24044

Install updates from vendor's website.

Desigo PXC3 - update to 01.21.142.4-1
Desigo DXR2 - update to 01.21.142.5-22
Desigo PXC4 - update to 02.20.142.10-10884
Desigo PXC5 - update to 02.20.142.10-10884

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